Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-08-19
MONUMENT OVER THE GRAVE
OF 1T. GEN. A. P. HILL.
"noNoR TO WHOM HONOR is DUE

RIcnMoNp, VA, July 1G, 1887.
Public attention has recently been
called by correspondents in several
of the daily papersto the fact that
not oven slab marks tho lust
resting place Of Lieutenant General
A. p. Hill, one of General Lee's
trusted Licutenants, who sleeps in
a beautiful and commanding sec.
tion in Hollywood.
The Pegram Battalion Associa.
ton, composed of the surviving
members ofsBatteries, every ono OF
which wero attached to tho Brig.
AIDES forming A. p. Hills Light Di
Ivision, and afterwards, us Pegram's g
Battalion, attached to the same Di
vision, and to the Third Corps of
the Army of Northern Virginia
feeling thatit would be becoming
aud proper in their Association, in
the absence of any other organiza.
ton to take the lead, as woll ms to
show their admiration and love for
their old Division and Corps Com.
mander--haye.this day contributed
the sum of twenty-five dollnrs--
which is the remnant of fund sub.
scribed by the members Of the Bat.
TALON and their friends for the pur.
pose of placing Memorial Win.
dow to their dend, in tho chapel Mt
Lee Camp Soldiers Home--as the
nucleus of IL fund hereafter to be
raised, for the purpose of erecting
monument over the remains of
Gen. A. P. Hill worthy of his fame
and reputation Tho subscribers
were appointed committee, which
will be hereafter enlarged rs may
be required from other organiza.
tions, to perfect and carry out their
wishes.
We cordially invite and earnestly
call OH all soldiers of tho Light Di-
vision and of the Third Army Corps
as we'll as of the Army of Northern
Virginia, and also of the whole
Confederacy-and We will further
add, the noble women OF the SontL
TO respond as far as they Care
I-t
able, by remitting their contribu-
tions to Captain Thomas Elicit,
President of Pegram Battalion AS.
soclntion, No. % N. Ninth Street,
Richmond, Va, who will act as sec.
rctary, acknowledge contributions,
keep q record of same, and nav
them over to Col. VIM. H. Palmer.
AlA. @. of the Third Army Corps,
who will act as treasurer. AS soon
ala sufficient sum is raised. nil
necessary steps will be taken to.
Wrd the selection and erection of
anonument worthy of the gallant
o4cer and man. Our wish is that
eery living member of the Light
l1vision and Third Army Corps
shli respond to the extent of his
ABILITY, no matter how limited, so
tht every one will feel that he has
81 interest in tho shaft that marks
q spot where sleeps tho glorious
did.
hfajor Thomas A. Brander, Letcher
Fttery, Pegram's Battalion, Chair.
| rin. Capt. w. Condor McCabe.
apt. Ro. B. Munford, Pcgram's Bat,
tli0n, Major Lewis Ginter, General
lomas' Georgia Brigade, John pur.
q, J. Foote johnson, d. s. Red. ]
I'D, Purcell Battery, Pegram's Bat, j
fon, Capt. VIM. G. sssas
Rider, Wm. Ellis Jd s|S, s|sl
|ttery, Pegram's Bq 5,
hes e. Tyler, Jam5 g
hn Murphy, Letof ]. 1. # 3
PMS Battalions|B; S 81 3|R
A. Strobe, L.
aburg Batter |||.8|
Capt. q. Ke 81 M
ttery, PegraA Capt. o
Fomas Elicit, Battery, u
fgram's battalion, COMMITTEES. in
We cordially endorse the above Sc
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Pvement OF tho Pogrsm Battalion Al
Esociation, and do recommend that w
/ subscriptions be forwarded as cd
}ove indicated, and this laudable up. or